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Follow The Master
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HOOK
Follow the Master (4x)
If you don’t move the crowd and ain’t a master of the ceremony
Or a microphone controller you are not an emcee
So don’t ever disrespect the homie,
World class title holder born and raised in MD
Known to get the party poppin quicker
Then stripper with vodka in her so they gonna clap for me
But I ain’t talkin’ booty cheeks
slick with the dudy speak, shit talk mastery
...I’m Mugen with a blue pen
Samurai Champloo be damned if I can lose
If I did, I put 2 L’s together and make a W
Dumb of you, comparing Substantial to a substitute
All I do is win but it’s clearly ain’t your thing
Then again you’re more T-Pain then painting
I’m art personified, all heart magnified
By ‘bout a 105, no doubt… come alive
HOOK
Fuck off the stage bum
You ain’t doin shit no need to tell’em to save some
Crowd look well rested, had time to get adjusted
Copped food and drinks and had time to digest it
I’ma make’em feel like they were part of my live show
No voice, clothes moist it’s hotter than Cairo
Watch me blow the spot when I drop my payload
I got’em going wild, it ain’t raining no pesos
They do what I say so ‘cause my presence demands it
A veteran standard, man what’s better than Stan shit
I will sever they hand if they extend it to grab this
Shit on everything like I’ve never been pampered
Son’em like Frederick Sandford, been a G,
But I don’t sale trash just so I can make a living, B
I’m art personified, all heart magnified
By ‘bout a 105, no doubt… come alive
HOOK
I be ripping up the stage like I’m tearing up floor boards
You don’t keep’em engage they just lay on the floor bored
I have’em in a craze they gon’ leave with their core sore
Body crowds for days like a terrorist warlord
Light up the scoreboard, go hard as mug…
I’m a titan I throw swords, throat armed with a scud
If you mic’em he’s so raw but doper when unplugged
A sight sicker than cold sores, go for a dub
If you pay at the door, unless you pay in advance
This ain’t your regular show that’s right you even can dance
No need to hold up the wall, it got plenty of beams
You can throw up your arms and if you’re feeling it scream
2 turntables and a mic that’s what I call riot gear
Turn all the way up! It’s about to get live in here
I’m art personified, all heart magnified
By ‘bout a 105, no doubt… come alive
HOOK
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HOOK (Deborah Bond)
Summer breeze, hot nights cool mornings
No guarantees, all we got’s this moment
I’m at peace tell me what mood you’re in
(Chillin’ Chillin’ how you feelin’ love?) Right as rain
Summer breeze, hot nights cool mornings
No guarantees, all we got’s this moment
I’m at peace tell me what mood you’re in
(Chillin’ Chillin’ how you feelin’ bruh?) Can’t complain
VERSE 1 (Substantial)
Midnight, city lights time to make new memories
Live life just like you’re closing out the century
Party like it’s 2099 lets make history
Slumber the furthest thing from my mind. I can’t miss a thing
Out here like it’s happy hour and no work tomorrow
Diddy bop strong lookin like I got a crooked hobble
Left the club early to avoid any hood debacle
Bammas playin look and follow off of how she did the wobble
I ain’t lookin to squabble don’t you see how fresh I’m is
Bowtie sharp, kicks clean. King? Yes I is!
But mainly my baby safety is a prerequisite
So we exitin’ stage left bout to get breakfast in
BREAK
Eat good, eat good, eat good
For we sleep good, sleep good, sleep good
If she good, she good, she good
Then we good, we good, we good Uh Huh!
HOOK
VERSE 2 (Substantial)
She asked, “You tryna grab food?” told her “I can eat!”
She giggled a little then she hit me with a smile & wink
Such an effin’ lady still my kinda freak
Subtle dope and of course she would ride or die for me
Chillin at a diner breaking bread with my PNC
Stood by me for years still she take time to sit with me
Had our breakfast early cuz it’s only bout 3:53
It’s the dead of night but look how live the city be
See our past in some youngins lookin like they need a room
And our future in some elders right across us in a booth
Grab the check, she grab my arm, she cool as a breeze in June
Headed home but not before the sun shared the sky w/ the moon
BREAK (Deborah Bond)
If all we have is us and this moment
Trust that's enough for me
(Substantial)
Girl don't lie to me
Think I might of hit the lottery
HOOK
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Substantial Alexandria, Virginia
Virginia based International Hip Hop Recording Artist from Maryland.
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